Mycology MCQs (Quiz 14) Posted on June 16, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. Button mushrooms are typically cultivated on __________________ Compost Coffee grounds Rice grains Wood chips 2. Arthroconidia are produced by ____________________ Budding of yeast cells Sexual reproduction Sporangial development Fragmentation of hyphae 3. The earliest visible stage of mushroom fruiting is known as ________________ Sporulation Pinning Annulus formation Volva formation 4. The fungal infection of nails is termed as ___________________ Tinea capitis Tinea barbae Onychomycosis Tinea corporis 5. Blastoconidia are characteristically formed by ___________________ Fragmentation Spore germination Conjugation Budding 6. A major environmental signal that induces fruiting in many basidiomycetes is ____________________ Fresh air exchange and reduced CO₂ Complete darkness High CO₂ concentration Increased salinity 7. The germ tube test is commonly used for rapid identification of ______________________ Cryptococcus neoformans Histoplasma capsulatum Aspergillus fumigatus Candida albicans 8. Chlamydoconidia are thick-walled, asexual resting spores that fungi produce for _____________________ Dispersal by wind Host invasion Sexual reproduction Survival under adverse conditions 9. After inoculation, the next stage in mushroom cultivation is _____________________ Fruiting Harvesting Pinning Incubation 10. Ringworm infections are collectively known as ____________________ Chromoblastomycoses Dermatophytoses Mycetomas Candidiases Loading … Question 1 of 10
